Private Communication

But regardless, it's best not to ruin Mr. Fool's reputation… He might be very nervous right now…

As his thoughts raced, he quickly made a decision and solemnly said, "I choose to communicate privately."

Phew… Klein heaved a sigh of relief. He nodded slightly and said in a normal tone, "Sure."

I really want to hear it…

Audrey, who had once heard the description of the powers of a Fallen Morning Star and was rather curious about the item, pursed her lips under the gray fog's cover, as though she wanted to pay for the right to listen in.

However, she then recalled that Mr. Tower wasn't a person who was stingy with knowledge. As a deity, Mr. Fool obviously didn't need gold pounds. The reason why they chose to communicate privately might very well be because the source of the Fallen Morning Star involves knowledge that we shouldn't know yet.

Endure it, Audrey! You have to work hard to advance to Mr. Tower's level. That way, you'll have the right to know more secrets! Audrey blinked and reluctantly retracted her gaze from the Seat of Honor.

Alger had similar guesses, but he wasn't too curious about the Fallen Morning Star, so he didn't feel much regret.

As for The Sun and Judgment… The former was muddle-headed and felt that he knew too little about the world where Mr. Tower was. Even if he shared it with her, he probably wouldn't be able to understand it. As for the latter, he was already used to it. There were too many things that he usually hid from her, so he wasn't short of one more thing…

At this moment, Klein rapped the table, isolating Justice, Judgment, The Sun, and The Hanged Man from hearing or seeing anything.

Following that, he looked at "Tower," deliberated over his tone, and said in a tone as emotionless as he could, "Firstly, regrettably, my Blessed, who accepted your request, suffered an attack from a Grade 0 seal while pursuing the Fallen Morning Star. He unfortunately perished, and your Fallen Morning Star was lost as a result."

He first brought out the worst possible outcome, letting "Tower" lower his expectations. At the same time, he emphasized the existence of a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, highlighting the danger of the matter.

In short, it was to strengthen a concept: It wasn't that the Blessed of The Fool couldn't do it, but that the enemy was too powerful.

Grade 0 Sealed Artifact? The fall of a Blessed? Don't tell me that you used the "Fallen Morning Star" in the Blackthorn Security Company's "Evil God's Fallen War"…And after your death, it was picked up by Ince Zangwill or the Church of Evernight?

It's no wonder you wished to communicate privately… If The Hanged Man and the others were to know that your Blessed could also be "killed," and that the murderer is still out at sea… I'm afraid The Fool's authority would be greatly reduced…

Yes, only I, who seems to know the true meaning of The Fool, can still maintain my fear and reverence.

As Ebner thought, he tried hard to control his emotions to prevent Klein from detecting his inner lampooning.

At that moment, Mr. Fool was staring intently at the emotional colors of "Tower." Although his thoughts were active, he didn't see any additional changes in anger, fear, or surprise. After sighing silently at how well he disguised himself, he said in an unchanging tone, "However, before my Blessed perished, he obtained a portion of information regarding the Fallen Morning Star…

"First, its ingredients originate from a demigod-level ancient dragon from the Reader pathway. The one who killed it was a mind dragon named Ariehogg."

After a few weeks of tutoring, Klein had mastered a portion of the method of reading and writing Dragonese. Therefore, he had a new understanding of the scene in the dream divination. He was almost certain that the term "Ariehogg" was shouted by the ancient dragon before its death was the name of the murderer who killed it.

As Dragonese was also a language with "power," that cry could actually be considered a "curse," a curse that could let its kinsmen know of its murderer.

"Ariehogg? One of the three remaining ancient dragons, Ariehogg?" Ebner asked, half surprised, half deliberate.

At the same time, he quickly did some calculations.

Ariehogg took away the material and forged the Fallen Morning Star? No, with the aesthetics of the dragons, they shouldn't be able to create such an Intis-styled lady's necklace… Yes, it doesn't matter who "He" got to create it. In short, since it appeared in Leena's hands and was obtained by me, it's likely that this ancient dragon was behind it.

Yes, previously, because Xio had encountered an ancient dragon in East Chester County's Hartlarkh Village and had helped it deliver something to a High-Sequence Beyonder of the Tamara family, I had once guessed that the Dragon King, Ankewelt, had already awoken on Ariehogg's body…

And I also used the Fallen Morning Star to ask at the Harvest Church. The answer I received was that there was no layout of the deities…

Yes, even if the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt were to awaken, "He" would only be a Sequence 2 Discerner… And if "He" was unwilling to accept this, "He" would definitely try to advance…

Therefore… "His" target was 0-08!

Although he didn't know how "He" awakened or what connection "He" had with 0-08, the Fallen Morning Star was clearly the key to strengthening this connection!

Yes, when I was reading the Tingen Beyonder information collected by Bishop Utravsky, I had previously seen information about Leena… Heh heh, "His" original plan was to bring the Fallen Morning Star to Tingen through Leena and clash with Ince before indirectly meeting up with 0-08, right?

From the looks of it, apart from the members of the Psychology Alchemists, there was likely someone else who helped Leina escape the Demoness of Affliction's control.

However, Leina was influenced by some existence to give me the Fallen Morning Star… And because I was worried, I "sacrificed" it to Klein and got him to divine for me to take a look…

With just one hand from Sefirah Castle, the Fallen Morning Star was still in Ince's hands, but the entire process was "concealed." The original wielder was also dead. Unless one constantly paid attention to Ince, perhaps no one knew that the Fallen Morning Star had come into contact with 0-08…

Even if they knew, they would only think that he had obtained this item by chance and not "arranged" by someone…

The existence who interfered was the real deal! He made "arrangements" using someone else's "arrangement."

Ebner sighed inwardly. He had roughly guessed who had secretly "arranged" them. The only ones who had such abilities and vaguely knew of his secret were Lilith and the Two-Five Dragon! And the former didn't seem to be good at such means, so the Two-Five Dragon… No, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom was the most suspicious.

On the other side, Klein ruminated over Ebner's words. One of the three remaining ancient dragons? Mr. Tower does know a lot… But who are the other two?

Of course, it wasn't the time to ask. It wasn't suitable for him to ask about The Fool's identity. Therefore, he only paused for a moment before continuing, "In addition, my Blessed also found out that the Morning Star necklace was personally made by Roselle."

He didn't mention the figure he couldn't "see" in the dream divination. After all, that was only his guess of the contents of the scene. Perhaps Roselle was just talking to himself?

Roselle personally forged it… Ebner was first taken aback as he immediately had a new guess and question.

Someone had actually set up a trap more than a hundred years ago? There was a high chance that Ankewelt hadn't woken up back then. Then, who could it be? Was it Hermes who had been constantly investigating Ankewelt's whereabouts?

Yes, it's very possible. Similarly, as a member of the unspeakable organization, "He" is very familiar with Roselle. It's not strange to commission a Beyonder item…

But what about "His" motives? Could it be that "He" was just trying to find trouble with Amon's brother?

Just as Ebner was filled with puzzlement, Klein looked at him with a staid expression, but in fact, he was a little perturbed. He thought, This way of saying things should be acceptable to Mr. Tower, right? Most people would probably pay attention to the information they received before their Blessed died as a result. As for the trivial matter of losing the item, they wouldn't delve into it, right?

He pondered for a moment before saying slowly,

"I've already sent other Blessed to investigate this matter.

"I believe they will find your Beyonder items…

"Of course, this might take some time."

Klein wasn't spouting nonsense. He had already made up his mind to seek revenge on Ince Zangwill.

Upon hearing this, the clueless Ebner snapped back to his senses. He roughly guessed Mr. Fool's thoughts and knew that he was probably feeling guilty for losing his things. Hence, he deliberated and said, "Mr. Fool, your Blessed perished because of me… I'm deeply sorry for that."

In fact, he didn't pay much attention to the Fallen Morning Star, even if its powers were very useful.

"It's just an equivalent exchange. Since he took your reward, he naturally has to complete your request. It's his own fault for dying… He didn't pay enough attention to the relevant information, and he wasn't prepared enough."

Mr. Fool said indifferently, but he didn't realize it himself. Towards the end, he felt a little self-deprecating.

"Thank you once again for your generosity," Ebner said "sincerely."

The strategy of emphasizing the death of his Blessed was indeed correct. The "tower" was more worried than concerned about the lost item…

Klein nodded slightly and rapped the long bronze table once again to announce the end of the private exchange.

Then, he picked up the conjured Roselle diary, looked down, and read the contents of the first page.